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On the interpretation of Potron’s equations as translations of the social doctrine of the Church

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  • Guido Erreygers

    (Department of Economics, University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000, Antwerpen, Belgium)

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Although Maurice Potron’s mathematical-economic model was clearly based on Christian principles, he almost never explained the links between his model and the doctrine of the Church. This paper explores the possible sources of inspiration of Potron. We look at his family background, his Jesuit network, the Encyclical Rerum Novarum, the Semaines Sociales de France, and the Action Populaire movement. What emerges is that Potron proceeded in a very original and personal way, constructing a model incomparable to anything which existed at the time.

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  • Guido Erreygers, 2014. "On the interpretation of Potron’s equations as translations of the social doctrine of the Church," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 122(2), pages 161-178.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2014:v:122:i:2:p:161-178
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    Maurice Potron; Linear production model; Social doctrine of the Church; Rerum Novarum;
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    • B16 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Quantitative and Mathematical

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